RESOURCES YOU'LL NEED ONCE WE'VE STARTED THERAPY

IMMEDIATELY AFTER EACH THERAPY SESSION:

Helpful Aspects of Therapy Form. This will take about 5 to 10 minutes and is best done immediately after the session has finished. Try not to leave it more than a day later otherwise you won't remember. As well as helping you to review what we have done which will help you to remember your new learning better, it also gives you a chance to give me some feedback. If I know what I'm doing is working, I can do more of that. if I know something I'm doing is not helpful, then I can do less of that and we can see whether we need to switch direction. By the way, this form has been used in lots of psychotherapy research studies and was created by Robert Elliott (2011). When you complete it I will be notified. If you would like a copy please let me know and I can send you one. While the information is stored on an encrypted JotForm server, it is safer if you do not use any personal identifying information. I will have given you a client ID which you should input instead. Click here to complete your Helpful Aspects of Therapy Form.

THE DAY BEFORE EACH OF YOUR THERAPY SESSIONS:

Session Bridge Sheet. This will take 5 to 10 minutes to complete. The idea is that you complete this the day before your weekly session. It is really good for helping you to reflect and prepare for your session, and combined with the home based tasks I will have negotiated with you will contribute to your therapy being more effective, and working more quickly. Lots of studies show that one of the reasons why CBT works so well is because of the homework (e.g. Kazantzis et al 2010). The more you put into your therapy, the more you will get out - common sense really! When you complete it I will be notified. If you would like a copy please let me know and I can send you one. While the information is stored on an encrypted JotForm server, it is safer if you do not use any personal identifying information. I will have given you a client ID which you should input instead. Click here to complete your Session Bridge Sheet

Digital resources for adults and young people: a list of recourses available online or for smartphones. Download here

Digital resources and websites specifically for young people. Download here.

CBT RESOURCES

Thought diary. Use this as a first step before completing a full thought record. It helps you practice identifying situations that trigger difficult feelings and what thoughts are associated with those feelings. You can use my electronic form here or downlaod a WORD version here. The full 7 column thought record we will use later in therapy is below.

Thought record. I also created this one on Jot-Form. This is a key CBT technique which you will find yourself using time and time again. I use this method myself when daily life gets 'a bit too challenging'! When you complete it I will get a copy which I will then forward on to you Click here to complete a thought record online

If you prefer to complete your Thought record on a PDF then you can download one here. This PDF won't allow you to edit it, but the handy aspect of it is that it has prompt questions if you get stuck.

Compassionate thought record. Use this version for a different way of looking at your thought processes from a compassionate perspective. Rather than going through the evidence, it encourages you to consider the costs and benefits of thinking this way.

Here you can record your daily activities and see how they lead your mood to change, a sense of achievement, enjoyment or closeness to others. When you complete it I will get a copy which I will then forward on to you

Getselfhelp.co.uk also has some nice handouts and worklsheets. The Compassionate Mind model, including information about our 'Tricky brains', and the 'The Three Affect Regulation Systems' can be found here.

Online therapy professional body and information on further training

Books

Please note that when you complete the forms above (Thought Record, Session Brdige Sheet, Helpful Aspects of Therapy Forms, Activity Schedule and Client Details Form). I will get a copy which I will forward on to you. If you a member of the public and not one of my patients then you need to bear in mind that I will not be able to forward on a copy of your answers. So while you are welcome to look at the forms i would not advise that you actually submit your information. All forms are end-to-end encrypted and data housed in the EU and therefore should be safe to submit data through. Nonetheless, you use the form at your own risk as I cannot guarantee the 100% saftety of data transmission.